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Make the Meningitis B vaccine mandatory for people born after 2015

Submitted on Tuesday 17th March 2026

Rejected on Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make the Meningitis B vaccine mandatory for people born after 2015

Petition Details

Two university students from Kent have recently died due to Meningitis B. Currently, the only people who are vaccinated with this strain of the illness are born after 2015. This petition being considered could save many lives, and save the nation from a mass outbreak.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Offer MenB vaccine to under 22s born before 2015" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764623

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